Should skeptic organizations be atheist organizations? - Atheist Nexus2018-03-20T02:36:19Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/should-skeptic-organizations?groupUrl=skepticalvermont&commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A1711088&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI think most Vermont activity…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-10-17:2182797:Comment:23162892013-10-17T20:35:38.454ZKit Ann Kaboodlehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kit_Ann_Kaboodle
<p>I think most Vermont activity is now on Facebook. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/VermontSkepticalAtheists/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/VermontSkepticalAtheists/</a></p>
<p>I think most Vermont activity is now on Facebook. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/VermontSkepticalAtheists/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/VermontSkepticalAtheists/</a></p> I attended The Amazing Meetin…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-07-26:2182797:Comment:22758122013-07-26T02:51:11.379ZJerry Sheddhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JerryShedd
<p>I attended The Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas recently. There I met members of Granite State Skeptics. <a href="http://www.granitestateskeptics.com/" target="_blank">http://www.granitestateskeptics.com/</a></p>
<p>They have a robust organization and hold events applying science and reason to various claims. Such work is sorely needed in Vermont, particularly in the area of health care. They told me they would be willing to assist us in getting a group started. The question is: Do we need…</p>
<p>I attended The Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas recently. There I met members of Granite State Skeptics. <a href="http://www.granitestateskeptics.com/" target="_blank">http://www.granitestateskeptics.com/</a></p>
<p>They have a robust organization and hold events applying science and reason to various claims. Such work is sorely needed in Vermont, particularly in the area of health care. They told me they would be willing to assist us in getting a group started. The question is: Do we need to start a new group, or is Skeptical Vermont up to this kind of action?</p> I think we can be both a floo…tag:atheistnexus.org,2011-10-26:2182797:Comment:17110882011-10-26T06:40:05.436ZLittle Name Atheisthttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Little_Name_Atheist
I think we can be both a floor wax and a dessert topping. I also think it might be time to move organizing off of Atheist Nexus, as many groups now do organizing on Facebook.
I think we can be both a floor wax and a dessert topping. I also think it might be time to move organizing off of Atheist Nexus, as many groups now do organizing on Facebook. The other side of this is: a…tag:atheistnexus.org,2011-10-11:2182797:Comment:16897812011-10-11T15:15:00.069ZJerry Sheddhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JerryShedd
The other side of this is: a skeptical organization should not LIMIT itself to atheism. For example, in Vermont we see bogus claims all the time in the area of health care. I think Skeptical Vermont can serve the community by responding to such claims in the name of science. Just now I read a claim in the newsletter of the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op that commercial elderberry products and echinacea can prevent colds. Previous issues have touted such things as homeopathic remedies (sugar…
The other side of this is: a skeptical organization should not LIMIT itself to atheism. For example, in Vermont we see bogus claims all the time in the area of health care. I think Skeptical Vermont can serve the community by responding to such claims in the name of science. Just now I read a claim in the newsletter of the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op that commercial elderberry products and echinacea can prevent colds. Previous issues have touted such things as homeopathic remedies (sugar pills) and kombucha tea (potentially dangerous). There is general acceptance of chiropractic, naturopathic "medicine," and therapeutic touch. SV can bring a dose of science to the public.